Winding machine



2 Seets-Sheet '2 C. F. DE BOLD WINDING MACHIMI Filed May 19 1925 mvENToR His ATTORNEY Patented Noe. 16, 1926.v

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A.crimenes DE Born, or HrLLsnALE, New zensnin A ssrGNonjmo 'enorm :HEWETT "ELECTRIC oor/renier, orfIv/ioBoElvgnEwJERSEY, 'naso-1ero.memoire@Fernwrme-` sEY.

WINDING MACHINE.

ppm-ation tied my "19, 1925. .seriai Nq. 31,279.

incorporeted means for "holding the article with' respect Lto ,theV :article for the ^Wi ndngY operation', and.` for atome'tieally keeping uniform .distance from thepo'i'ntof 'feed Q f Seid .eetlillg meansto'tlie point .of epplice- Y tIi ofthe-:materiel being Wound onthe artiele( v This machine is vadaptedV for"'vv'i'ndng tep-e uniformly aIOngthe length of a section offabent re c-tili3nezu rod but 1s useful 'in the irte-generally. lh'i'lhe embodiment ot my nvention ,shown in )the drawings Aand "hereinafter 'fully del Seribed there ispfrovided for rotating- Winding means and a vvork holding member Which ismoved vthrough a cam .operated byA the mellsto move the length of theV member be"- ing Wound longitudinally through 'a point vvhich'is equally distant `from eXtreme psitionsl of the point of feed of said winding Ineens asitis rotated lwherebyl the material Wound onto vthe Wound 4member lis led eventually and eceuratel-y and yat a predetermined uniform tensioni In ih@ embodiment shown the ceimbettveen the driving'mean's and'vvo-rk holdingmeans 'isf CleSigned to `permit the movement vofthe work holder to aApredetermined starting position at 'the end ofY eeoh Winding operation through the'ziCtion Ao fa spring ,against which the cam operates duringvitI 'movement of the Work Vlflloler' 'during thevrifndingfobertioni 'l the'lravvinge,'` 'Eig 1 is a plan view of ille II-,lthilf iy invention ,ShWI'lg bent pie iii-relitti@ te .e Winding member lllVirg' it feediiead' in the 'form of 'tube' .curved to ifrl .iSk-ept et a' substantially 'equal distance i time thfpoilit of feed of the feeding "member durlig'thewindingoperation: ii Figi 2'is a" rear viewfin elevatiOn of the machine 'olf Fig. 1 and showing' details' Qt` 'the 'am "and ite'connerionjtqthework honi lilgmeans 1 ieetee reitetPetefteererk f ingsemd 71th@ widthdutch member -11 fand Werk tellevvoi'inoh el Worklholding ber pivote@ ,f r movement'bf the wer-k reward seid-"pes holding meansV showing a-elamp which is pert`tlie1e0f as being in an openvposition. l Fig. 4 is @a sectionalviewthrough fa part Of atube for gfeecling-tlie tape for Yfilament"to Fig. Vv5

',stion', and' .Shows 'a curved being wound'wt-h'a tape.; l'

Aportion of itas fIn the fclravvfngstliebed plate 1v Carries vthe standeltisjQ `and Whihhave at theirfupper enfle "the axially aligned"beai "ir'1gs'` `6 andf'f7 .ifespectively ythrough which 4extends the hollovv shaft 19 vvh'ieharri'esbettveen the bear'- the" pulleyV 1 2 V which are. iXeClA together and ghetti-@sn ,shaft 9. 'slid-@bly mounted lorrgtnd-inally on Vand sp'lneol for rotation v'vith sailfshaft 9fis ,thev tooth clutch member `l2 which is A'movable for`engagementandfdisengagement with saidi corresponding 'clutch member "11'. *A ryoke member I4 :pivoted at ltofsaid plate -1 and crry'ing 'the pins 1.5,v v

which engagen thel annular groove 16 vformeel nsa'idmember 12 serves through arm'l'S, rodl and a vfoot pedal not shown for moving said clutch member 12'into engagement 'with said Clutch member' 1l. The eompressionsprin'g 21 positioned betvveen the sra-id' plate" lV and said 'arm'.lS'tenols to move said eluteh member '12 zinto dis-engaged' po- 'sitioit Y`Silitablenrit fing 'means notshovvnfis belted toseid pulley '12. g v i tIe end'sail hollow 'shaft 9 Carries the bollo-vv 'feeding' member' 25 which' is bovved .fluid Wheh ,terminates in .feeding 'edge 2 6 l`'point attsome-'distancefrom the prolOlgetion Qf the A,2l-Xie of said shaft9." Near As aiglj feed member'Z is mounted the vertical P'Qit-'ZBW ith' 'earriespivoted thereon for me ho zontalblefrie the bar memr `o thefcenter direttrice" of 'Said `pivota'l'ly moi bein'gmlet'agiven'iiishe feenter 'rotation ofthe 'feeblf'or'a 'purpose hereinafter 1fully described.

bar memberois mounted anla-mpg @931.115 Sing." the' POSS' f3.2. 3.3 and tl'r avv 'member' :35 which has pressing thereagainst thefspring'wh'ieh'tends 'to moveon 32, tsefd' Sprite 3.6 press ing at. ,its "019390site'4 end. 'against the post` 3 7 Vmounted bar'memtereo and havngex tending'tnerethrough a' d 'tnjroughsaid post e?? @heee 1i 'nieuwe t i y 60 l is a plan v'ewofj a sampleof the [werk Wound :as it .is held in the'winding poture of the arc portion of 45 coincides with 'said jaw member 35 serves to rigidly hold the rectilinear bar 43 in a clamped position between member 35 and posts 32 and 33, the jaw member being curved at its lower corner to accommodate a bend in the end of said bar 43 whichis positioned againstl said post 33. Said bar 43 which is the member to be wound is continued inwardly toward said member in a portion 45 which iscurved along the arc of a circle. In its positionon said bar member said member 43' is arranged and h-eldso that the center of 'curvathe center of the pivotal mounting of the bar member to said posts 28. Further the member 43 is held in such position that the arc member 45 will intersect the extension of the axis of said hollow shaft 9 at a point or close to a plane in which said feeding lip 26 moves 'in its rotation with said shaft'9. lBy this ar-V rangement it can be seen that in the winding of tape for example from feeding member 25 to said member 45 there is secureda constant tension of the material being fed onto member 45 during movement of said .member 45 in the winding operation.

' For securing uniform spacingy or lapping of the tape on the member being wound Ythere is provided the following feeding or n'iovement mechanismfor said member 45. On the end of said Vshaft 9 opposite member 25 there is mounted the worin 50 which engages the pinion 5l mounted on a horizontal shaft 52 vat vright angles to said shaft 9, ywhich shaft 52 operates in the bearing 53 and carries at its opposite end the cam 55. Contacting with the cam surface 55 is the -pin 57 mounted on the pivot arm 59, said pin 57 being held in such engagement with the cam 55 by means of the tension 'spring 6() mounted between said plate l and said arm 58. Connecting` rod 6l pivoted at one end to said arm 58 and at its other end to said extension 63 0f bar member 30 serves to transmit'movement through'said cam to said member 45, the shape of the cam being such as to move arc member 45 at a uniform rate across the aXis of shaft9 when the cam is driven at a uniform rate of speed.

In said cam 55 between the beginning of the cam surface which controls the movement of the part being wound and the end .of said surface there is pivoted a step 56 whichpermits the movement of said pin 57 from the end to' the beginning of said surface'by actuation through said spring 6() whereby the work holding` bar member 30 is moved quickly into the winding commencing position immediately upon the finishing of the winding movement.

In the use and operation of the embodiment of my invention shown in the drawings and 'described above a filament of thread, wire or the like or a tape fed from a spool or the like and having tension not shown Vbut'well known in the art is fed through the hollow shaft 9 and through the feeding the Vwinding continued whichfwas started on said member 45. During such winding tliecan'i 55 is actuated through worm 50 and pinion 5l whereby through pin 57 and bar 58 the connecting rod 6l is'moved to carry thfi pivoted arm 30'and the clamp `35 together with said member 'V45 toward the winding member ata rate of .speed predetermined by the dimensions of said worm and pinion andl and the lengths of connecting members and their distances from their pivotal points so that a smooth winding is placed on member 45 with 'a spacing or lapping as desired. Said cam is made of such Vdimensions that when the end of the arc member 45 is reached the'end of the cam surface is terminated and the step 56 is reached whereupon through actuation by said spring 60 the pin 57 is moved from the end of the cam surface to the be'- ginning thereof. lVhile I have shown and described an have pointed out in the annexed claims certain novel features of my invention, it will be understood that various omissions, substitutions and changes in ,the forms and details of the device illustrated and in its operation may be made by Athose skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of my invention.

I claim: Y l. In almachine forwinding tape, filaments, and the like onto objects having nonrectilinear forms, in combination, means for feeding the tape to the object, means for rotating the feeding means about the object, and means for keeping the distance from the point of feed on .said feeding means to the point of winding on said object substantially constant during said winding.:

'2. In a machine for ywinding tape, fila-y ments, and the like onto objects having nonrectilinear forms, in combination, means for y feeding the tape to the object, means for rotating the feeding means about the object, and means for moving said feeding means and said object relative to each other to keep the dist-ance from the point of feed of fsaid feeding meansl to said object substantially constant during the winding.

3. In a machine for winding tape filamentsy and the like alongthe surface of iri regular or curved objects, a feeding means for said tape or the like, means'for holding the object in a position to be wound, means for rotating the feeding means aboutthe object, and means for moving .said feeding means and th-e object relative to each other to keep substantially constant the distance from .the point of feed on saidl feedingV means to the point of winding on .said obect. i 4. In a machine for winding tape fila.- ments and the like along the surface of irregular or curved objects, a feeding means for said tape or the like, means for holding the object in a position to loe wound, means for rotating the feeding means about the object, and means for moving said holding means and an object thereon to keep the distance from the point of feed on said feeding means to the point of winding on said object substantially constant. v A

5. In a machine for winding tape, fila ments and the like along the surface of irregular or curved objects, a feeding means for sai-d tape or the like, means for holding the objectin a position to be wound, means for rotating the object and the feeding means with'respect to each other, and means for moving said holding means and an object thereon to keep the distance from the point of feed on said feeding means to the point of winding on said object substantially constant comprising a cam action actuated by said means for rotating the feeding means with respect to said object.

6. In a machine for winding tape, filaments and the like along the surface of objects having curved or irregular axes, a feeding means for said tape or the like, means for holding the object 1n a position to be wound, means for rotating the Object and the feeding means with respect to each other, and means for moving said holding meansvand an object thereon to keep the distance from th'epoint of feed on Isaid feeding means to the point of winding on said object substantially constant comprising a cam aetion actuated by said means for rotating the lthe shaft, whereby a member to be wound can be moved across the axis of theA shaft.

8. In a winding mechanism va feeding member for tape, filaments or the like, comy prising a hollow .shaft mounted for rotation about its axis and terminating in a feed'- ing member mounted Vat a point ofthe axis of ysaid shaft to permit the rotation of the i feeding member with the shaft, whereby a member to be wound can be moved across the axis of the` shaft.

9. In a winding mechanism a feeding member for tape, filaments, or the like, havn ing a filament ysupply means lcomprising a hollow shaft mountedfor rotation about its axis, a work holding means, means for rotating ysaid filament supply means, a member for feeding the filaments to thework carried by the supply means and positioned off the center of rotation of'said means.

j Signed at Hoboken in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey this 18th day of May A. D. 1925.

CHARLES F. yDE BOLD. 

